Program Operations Manual System (POMS)

SI 00810.350 Income Break-Even Points General Information

An income break-even point is the earned or unearned income amount a recipient or claimant can have so that countable income equals the applicable Federal benefit rate (FBR); i.e., Supplemental Security Income (SSI) would not be payable at or above that break-even point.

Use the following formulas to determine monthly amounts for future months if the Title XVI rate increase and rate chart has not been updated. For past and current FBR rates, see SI 02001.020.

2 FBR + $85 = monthly earned income break-even amount.

FBR + $20 = monthly unearned income break-even amount.

NOTE: For individuals or couples in FLA-B, include the value of the one-third reduction (VTR), to determine the appropriate break-even points. That is, in the above formulas, substitute “FBR minus VTR” for “FBR.”